Buay Surname
Approximately 8,921 people bear this surname
Buay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 4,756 | 1:2,400 | 474 |
| Cambodia | 2,868 | 1:5,400 | 740 |
| Tanzania | 701 | 1:75,523 | 7,843 |
| Philippines | 428 | 1:236,538 | 35,964 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Buay (12,699) may also be a first name.
Buay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buay is more frequently found in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Buay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buay is the 56,811th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 816,898 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Buay are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Buay is also the 52,108th most numerous first name globally It is held by 12,699 people.
The last name is most frequent in South Sudan, where it is held by 4,756 people, or 1 in 2,400. Besides South Sudan this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.
Buay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Buay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buay surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buaya | 89 | 5,898 | / |
| Buaye | 89 | 125 | / |
| Buayo | 89 | 17 | / |
| Buayu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Bhuay | 89 | 7 | / |
| Buayh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Buahy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Buays | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bua | 86 | 22,716 | / |
| Buayot | 80 | 145 | / |
| Buaayu | 80 | 103 | / |
| Buayat | 80 | 81 | / |
| Bhuaya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Bhuaye | 80 | 10 | / |
| Buayeh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Buayes | 80 | 6 | / |
| Buhaye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buhaiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buayas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buahay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buhays | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouhay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Buat | 75 | 4,611 | / |
| Puay | 75 | 1,644 | / |
| Buoy | 75 | 845 | / |
| Buey | 75 | 709 | / |
| Buas | 75 | 600 | / |
| Bhua | 75 | 571 | / |
| Buaz | 75 | 75 | / |
| Buap | 75 | 63 | / |
| Buač | 75 | 57 | / |
| Vuay | 75 | 39 | / |
| Buae | 75 | 38 | / |
| Buea | 75 | 36 | / |
| Buaa | 75 | 32 | / |
| Bbay | 75 | 17 | / |
| Buad | 75 | 16 | / |
| Bway | 75 | 15 | / |
| Buaj | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fuay | 75 | 5 | / |
| Buoa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bvay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wbuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vbay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaya | 73 | 1,266 | / |
| Bouhaye | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bhuhaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhueaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buhayot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhuhayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhhuaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhuaeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bueya | 67 | 11,885 | / |
| Bwayo | 67 | 5,919 | / |
| Bouha | 67 | 5,727 | / |
| Bhuea | 67 | 1,318 | / |
| Bouey | 67 | 961 | / |
| Buiya | 67 | 883 | / |
| Phuay | 67 | 882 | / |
| Bbuye | 67 | 637 | / |
| Bwaya | 67 | 523 | / |
| Buoye | 67 | 505 | / |
| Buhaj | 67 | 373 | / |
| Buhač | 67 | 362 | / |
| Buaat | 67 | 359 | / |
| Bouhayat | 67 | 205 | / |
| Buaas | 67 | 121 | / |
| Puaya | 67 | 113 | / |
| Fuayi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Bwaye | 67 | 108 | / |
| Buhać | 67 | 79 | / |
| Buiyo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Buija | 67 | 45 | / |
| Buhaș | 67 | 44 | / |
| Buaja | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bbayi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Buatt | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vuayi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Fuaya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bbuya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bwayi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hvuay | 67 | 20 | / |
| Buaai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Buaji | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bhuah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Buaia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Buoyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fuaye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bbayu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buach | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buash | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buhey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bouea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buaje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhuae | 67 | 6 | / |
| Puayu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buaou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhuad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bbayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buhaş | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buajo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buiea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bueja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bueyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhuey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhayova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bbuyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bueha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buaph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvuyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bua'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buahs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaie | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buay
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